When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.

Tim Lautzenheiser, Vice President of Education at Conn-Selmer, Inc., discusses the educational, emotional and economic benefits of music being a part of every child's development.